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LEICA APO-TELYT-M f/3.4 135mm

This new 135 mm telephoto lens for the M system is now being offered for the very first time with superb APO quality.

It replaces the two previous M lenses of the same focal length (f/2.8 and f/4, respectively). The sharpness, contrast and resolving power of this unique lens are impressive, even at full aperture.

Other plus points are its modest weight, its handiness, and its ease of operation.

And it comes with a built-in sliding lens hood.

Even at full aperture, the APOTELYT-M f/3.4/135mm excels through superb image quality, which cannot be increased any further by stopping down. In the close range, which extends down to 1.5m with this lens, the exceptional performance is retained almost in full. Stopping down by 1 to 2 stops produces a very slight improvement in performance.

Contrast and resolution are excellent on the optical axis and throughout the entire image field. The image quality with the lens focussed at infinity is distinguished by the virtual absence of aperture aberrations, coma, astigmatism and field curvature, and with the lens focussed close-up the tendency towards these phenomena is very low.

Great importance was attached to apochromatic correction in the the APO-TELYT-M f/3.4/135mm, the new lens perfectly matches the superb colour characteristics of the current M lens range.

Another remarkable feature of the lens is its insensitivity to reflections and stray light.

In short: the APO-TELYT-M f/3.4/135mm - for the LEICA M system - sets a new standard in this popular focal length range. With its superb optical performance, compact dimensions and low weight, it is ideally suited to travel photography, adding new value to the versatility of the LEICA M system.

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